Frederik Seelig
@frederikseelig.bsky.social
Medium-sized mammal. Interested in disease vectors & #VBDs 🦟🕷️🪰, #immunology, #GlobalHealth and #SciComm. Center Manager @civia-aarhus.bsky.social , previously Partnerships Manager for @globalvectorhub.bsky.social at @lshtm.bsky.social.
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A huge thank you to Dr Oliver Harschnitz (@harschnitz.bsky.social sky.social) for delivering his captivating lecture today at CiViA entitled: "A human stem cell-derived #organoid model of the trigeminal ganglion", followed by a very fruitful discussion.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A huge thank you to Dr Oliver Harschnitz (@harschnitz.bsky.social sky.social) for delivering his captivating lecture today at CiViA entitled: "A human stem cell-derived #organoid model of the trigeminal ganglion", followed by a very fruitful discussion.
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On this day in 1859 English naturalist Charles #Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of #evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology. #otd
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On this day in 1859 English naturalist Charles #Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species," radically changing the view of #evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology. #otd
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📢 There is still time to register for tomorrow's #webinar by the RAFT (Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control) research consortium:
" #Aedes bionomics in an urbanizing world and the need for global response to rising #arbovirus threat"🦟
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" #Aedes bionomics in an urbanizing world and the need for global response to rising #arbovirus threat"🦟
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November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📢 There is still time to register for tomorrow's #webinar by the RAFT (Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control) research consortium:
" #Aedes bionomics in an urbanizing world and the need for global response to rising #arbovirus threat"🦟
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
" #Aedes bionomics in an urbanizing world and the need for global response to rising #arbovirus threat"🦟
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🦟" #YellowFever and #dengue cases surge in #SouthAmerica 🌎 as #ClimateCrisis fuels health issues. Disease #outbreaks from South America to #Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say." by @olliemilman.bsky.social @theguardian.com #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues
Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🦟" #YellowFever and #dengue cases surge in #SouthAmerica 🌎 as #ClimateCrisis fuels health issues. Disease #outbreaks from South America to #Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts say." by @olliemilman.bsky.social @theguardian.com #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Very good coverage of our CLIMADE report from Vietnam, Hoang Minh (Vietnam News Agency) with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were recently discovered in Chandannath, Nepal, at an elevation of 2,438m above sea level - baonghean.vn/en/bien-doi-... #CLIMATE #CHANGE #EPIDEMICS #COP30 #Health
Climate change causes an increase in infectious diseases worldwide
Climate change is giving rise to new diseases globally, according to a new COP30 synthesis report by Climate Amplified Diseases & Epidemics (Climade), a coalition of leading science and public health ...
baonghean.vn
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Very good coverage of our CLIMADE report from Vietnam, Hoang Minh (Vietnam News Agency) with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were recently discovered in Chandannath, Nepal, at an elevation of 2,438m above sea level - baonghean.vn/en/bien-doi-... #CLIMATE #CHANGE #EPIDEMICS #COP30 #Health
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📢 @ukhsa.bsky.social is #hiring for a Senior Medical #Entomologist position. Closing date 19 November 2025! 🦟🪰🕷️
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Senior Medical Entomologist | Job advert | Trac
apps.trac.jobs
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
📢 @ukhsa.bsky.social is #hiring for a Senior Medical #Entomologist position. Closing date 19 November 2025! 🦟🪰🕷️
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apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7...
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Northward expansion of Aedes albopictus-associated arbovirus transmission risk in Europe
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Northward expansion of Aedes albopictus-associated arbovirus transmission risk in Europe
Since 2007, outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue have become increasingly frequent
and large scale in Europe. The frequency and size of these episodes suggest a concerning
trend. In 2025 alone, there h...
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Northward expansion of Aedes albopictus-associated arbovirus transmission risk in Europe
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🪰 " #Oropouche #virus entomovirology and surveillance: where are we and where are we headed?" - #review by Jose Fernando Gómez-Marín, Gabriel Parra-Henao et al. in Acta Tropica
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🪰 " #Oropouche #virus entomovirology and surveillance: where are we and where are we headed?" - #review by Jose Fernando Gómez-Marín, Gabriel Parra-Henao et al. in Acta Tropica
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Are you interested in doing a PhD in modelling Aedes-borne disease control? We are offering a fully funded studentship at @ukceh.bsky.social , with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and ALTOPICTUS, via @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Open to UK nationals and overseas students.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Modelling vector control for Aedes-borne arboviruses
iapetus.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Are you interested in doing a PhD in modelling Aedes-borne disease control? We are offering a fully funded studentship at @ukceh.bsky.social , with @uofglasgow.bsky.social and ALTOPICTUS, via @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Open to UK nationals and overseas students.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Thrilled to see this scoping review published - hats off to Richard Oxborough, Mojca Kristan, Louisa Messenger and all the other members of this stellar team at RAFT for their great efforts! I feel honoured I could contribute to the inception and planning of this project.
🦟"Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a #ScopingReview of #Aedes #vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in #Africa 🌍" by R. Oxborough et al. in Parasites & Vectors @bmc.springernature.com
parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thrilled to see this scoping review published - hats off to Richard Oxborough, Mojca Kristan, Louisa Messenger and all the other members of this stellar team at RAFT for their great efforts! I feel honoured I could contribute to the inception and planning of this project.
🦟"Die U-Bahn-Mücken, die es nie gab.
Eine berüchtigte Plage der Londoner »Tube« ist – anders als bisher angenommen – nicht in modernen Tunneln entstanden. Genanalysen zeigen: Mücken, die im Untergrund leben, begleiten den Menschen seit Jahrtausenden." @spiegel.de
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Eine berüchtigte Plage der Londoner »Tube« ist – anders als bisher angenommen – nicht in modernen Tunneln entstanden. Genanalysen zeigen: Mücken, die im Untergrund leben, begleiten den Menschen seit Jahrtausenden." @spiegel.de
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(S+) »London Underground Mosquitos«: Genanalysen widerlegt Annahme zur Evolution der U-Bahn-Mücke
Eine berüchtigte Plage der Londoner »Tube« ist – anders als bisher angenommen – nicht in modernen Tunneln entstanden. Genanalysen zeigen: Mücken, die im Untergrund leben, begleiten den Menschen seit J...
www.spiegel.de
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
🦟"Die U-Bahn-Mücken, die es nie gab.
Eine berüchtigte Plage der Londoner »Tube« ist – anders als bisher angenommen – nicht in modernen Tunneln entstanden. Genanalysen zeigen: Mücken, die im Untergrund leben, begleiten den Menschen seit Jahrtausenden." @spiegel.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Eine berüchtigte Plage der Londoner »Tube« ist – anders als bisher angenommen – nicht in modernen Tunneln entstanden. Genanalysen zeigen: Mücken, die im Untergrund leben, begleiten den Menschen seit Jahrtausenden." @spiegel.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Such a fascinating study - congratulations to @yukihaba.bsky.social and colleagues!
🦟 Publication alert: "Ancient origin of an urban underground #mosquito ( #Culex pipiens form molestus)" by @yukihaba.bsky.social et al. in @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Such a fascinating study - congratulations to @yukihaba.bsky.social and colleagues!
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The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
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🦟 #Germany: "West-Nil-Virus: Erste Übertragung durch Mückenstich in #Bayern//First mosquito-borne transmission of #WestNile #Virus in Bavaria" via @brkommunikation.bsky.social
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
West-Nil-Virus: Erste Übertragung durch Mückenstich in Bayern
In Bayern ist zum ersten Mal eine Infektion mit dem West-Nil-Virus nachgewiesen worden, die auf einen Mückenstich zurückzuführen ist. Angesteckt hat sich ein Mann in Unterfranken. Er hat keine Symptom...
www.br.de
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🦟 #Germany: "West-Nil-Virus: Erste Übertragung durch Mückenstich in #Bayern//First mosquito-borne transmission of #WestNile #Virus in Bavaria" via @brkommunikation.bsky.social
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
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Role for NF-κB in #herpes #encephalitis pathology in mice genocopying an inborn error of IRF3-IFN immunity. New study from Manja Idorn, Søren R. Paludan and colleagues @au.dk @civia-aarhus.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#Immunodeficiency #InnateImmunity #InbornErrorsOfImmunity
#Immunodeficiency #InnateImmunity #InbornErrorsOfImmunity
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Role for NF-κB in #herpes #encephalitis pathology in mice genocopying an inborn error of IRF3-IFN immunity. New study from Manja Idorn, Søren R. Paludan and colleagues @au.dk @civia-aarhus.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#Immunodeficiency #InnateImmunity #InbornErrorsOfImmunity
#Immunodeficiency #InnateImmunity #InbornErrorsOfImmunity
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🦟 #Mosquitoes arrive in #Iceland 🇮🇸
"Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil."
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
"Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil."
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Mosquitoes arrive in Iceland - RÚV.is
Three mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil.
www.ruv.is
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🦟 #Mosquitoes arrive in #Iceland 🇮🇸
"Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil."
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
"Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil."
www.ruv.is/english/2025...
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I am fascinated by how viruses evolve - and not just since #SARSCoV2 has shown us at the global stage how consequential virus evolution can be for us.
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
On an Arctic archipelago, frozen soil may preserve a hidden history of viruses
Scientists are hunting for ancient RNA in Svalbard’s permafrost, hoping to shed light on the evolution of viral diseases
www.science.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I am fascinated by how viruses evolve - and not just since #SARSCoV2 has shown us at the global stage how consequential virus evolution can be for us.
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
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Idorn, Paludan et al. @au.dk characterize a mouse strain harboring a mutation found in a herpes simplex encephalitis patient. Defective IFN-driven antiviral responses led to hyperactivation of #inflammation, contributing to disease development. rupress.org/jem/article/...
@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Idorn, Paludan et al. @au.dk characterize a mouse strain harboring a mutation found in a herpes simplex encephalitis patient. Defective IFN-driven antiviral responses led to hyperactivation of #inflammation, contributing to disease development. rupress.org/jem/article/...
@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
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Nachruf auf Jane Goodall: Sie sah den Menschen im Affen. (Giftlink)
Jane Goodall: Sie sah den Menschen im Affen
Jane Goodall war Forscherin, Vorbild und sanfte Aktivistin. Vor allem war sie Mutmacherin in einer Welt, die Hoffnung braucht. Erinnerung an eine Frau, die fehlen wird
www.zeit.de
October 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Nachruf auf Jane Goodall: Sie sah den Menschen im Affen. (Giftlink)
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Nobelpreise für Medizin 2025 geht an Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary Brunkow & Fred Ramsdell für ihre bahnbrechenden Arbeiten zur peripheren Immuntoleranz. Gratulation 👏
#Tregs #Tolerance #FoxP3 #Nobel2025
Super Erklärstück dazu von @florianschumann.bsky.social @jasimmank.bsky.social @zeitonline.bsky.social
#Tregs #Tolerance #FoxP3 #Nobel2025
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Nobelpreis für Medizin: Wenn Ihr Immunsystem nicht Amok läuft, liegt es an diesen Zellen
Kämpfen, aber nicht gegen sich selbst: Wie dem Immunsystem das gelingt, haben die Medizinnobelpreisträger gezeigt. Es könnte helfen, Krebs und Neurodermitis zu behandeln.
www.zeit.de
October 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Nobelpreise für Medizin 2025 geht an Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary Brunkow & Fred Ramsdell für ihre bahnbrechenden Arbeiten zur peripheren Immuntoleranz. Gratulation 👏
#Tregs #Tolerance #FoxP3 #Nobel2025
Super Erklärstück dazu von @florianschumann.bsky.social @jasimmank.bsky.social @zeitonline.bsky.social
#Tregs #Tolerance #FoxP3 #Nobel2025
Super Erklärstück dazu von @florianschumann.bsky.social @jasimmank.bsky.social @zeitonline.bsky.social
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- Det er så stor en opdagelse, at de har gjort sig fortjent til at modtage #Nobelprisen, siger Søren Riis Paludan, @civia-aarhus.bsky.social til Politiken om de tre forskere, der netop har fået den højeste anerkendelse for opdagelsen af de regulatoriske #T-celler.
politiken.dk/viden/viden/...
politiken.dk/viden/viden/...
Dansk professor om nobelprismodtager: »Jeg har fulgt hans arbejde gennem hele min karriere. Han er en helt«
Viden | Bliv klogere på megaraketter, stjernehimlen, dna, speed-evolution, kosmiske gåder, de unge talenter i konkurrencen 'Unge forskere' og meget mere.
politiken.dk
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
- Det er så stor en opdagelse, at de har gjort sig fortjent til at modtage #Nobelprisen, siger Søren Riis Paludan, @civia-aarhus.bsky.social til Politiken om de tre forskere, der netop har fået den højeste anerkendelse for opdagelsen af de regulatoriske #T-celler.
politiken.dk/viden/viden/...
politiken.dk/viden/viden/...
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📢 @who.int Disease #Outbreak News: #Chikungunya #virus disease - Global situation 3/10/2025 🦟
Until 30/9/2025, 445,271 suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 deaths were reported globally from 40 countries, including autochthonous and travel imported cases.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Until 30/9/2025, 445,271 suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 deaths were reported globally from 40 countries, including autochthonous and travel imported cases.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
October 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
📢 @who.int Disease #Outbreak News: #Chikungunya #virus disease - Global situation 3/10/2025 🦟
Until 30/9/2025, 445,271 suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 deaths were reported globally from 40 countries, including autochthonous and travel imported cases.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Until 30/9/2025, 445,271 suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 deaths were reported globally from 40 countries, including autochthonous and travel imported cases.
www.who.int/emergencies/...
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📢 "Invasive #mosquito surveillance in the #UnitedKingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of #Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus 🦟" by Colin Johnston et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org
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October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
📢 "Invasive #mosquito surveillance in the #UnitedKingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of #Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus 🦟" by Colin Johnston et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org
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